Multi-Family Home's Owner Wasn't Liable To Roofers

The owner-occupant of a three-family house was not liable for injuries suffered by roofers when a scaffold collapsed, a Superior Court judge has ruled.
The plaintiffs argued that the owner faced strict liability under G.L.c. 143, Sect. 51, which applies to the owners of commercial buildings for injuries resulting from building code violations.
But Judge Allan vanGestel ...